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New all-in-one website for New Zealand
The one-stop-shop for all things paragliding in New Zealand went live on 7 March.
Air Turquoise refuse to test EN D competition wings
Alain Zoller and the team at Air Turquoise have issued a statement saying that they have made a ‘decision to stop immediately certification of “Gun” competition gliders’.
In issue 146: Babu Sunuwar flies Kilimanjaro
Mad, bad or genius flying? Andy Pag tracked Babu Sunuwar down to his home in Pokhara in Nepal to interview him about his tandem flight from the summit of Kilimanjaro. Was he crazy, stupid or was it the spark of genius?
In issue 146: Hang Gliding World Championships
We devote this issue’s Gallery to the photography from this brilliant high-level competition
In issue 146: Sound of Silence
Gemma Woldendorp and Natasha Sebire head north – really far north. Liverpool Land in far east Greenland is about as far away from cable cars and civilisation as you can get
In issue 146: Sierra Surfing
‘Life becomes a blissful routine. Fly, camp, eat, sleep and fly again. Every two or three days we’d try to land at a place where the truck could meet us so we can restock food and water and charge batteries. Below us the terrain is in a constant state of awesome change.’
In issue 146: Boomerang 9, Delta 2, EN Bs
New season, new gliders. From the latest comp machine to the smoothest EN B, we’ve got them covered
In issue 146: Horacio Llorens
New gliders, new plans, new adventures. If you ever wondered how to become a professional pilot and actually make a living out of simply flying, then Horacio is your man
In issue 146: Advance Pi reviewed
There has been an explosion of usable lightweight wings in recent years, and the Advance Pi is one of the latest.
In issue 146: Far from help
Wilderness medicine expert Baz Roberts explains exactly what to do in case the worst should happen and you’ve got to manage an emergency when you’re far from help
In issue 146: Yassen Savov On Fire
If it’s there, pilots will flirt with it. And on this day boy did they have some fun! Off-the-scale lift measured at 19m/s as pilots flew into ‘fire thermals’. Yassen Savov relives his reserve ride through the inferno
CIVL Votes for new Competition Class from 2015
A new competition class of paraglider is to be introduced from 2015, following a meeting of CIVL over the weekend of 16-17 February.
Video: How Clouds Form
This short video from the Met Office in the UK is a good guide to how clouds form
Thermal Flying: New edition out now
A new edition of Thermal Flying has been published. The long-awaited second edition has been revised and updated and is now nearly 300 pages long.
Thermal Flying: Burki Martens Q&A
Author, pilot and publisher Burkhard Martens has updated the English edition of Thermal Flying. We asked him about the book, and himself
Hanging in There by Jon Chambers: Author Q&A
Red Bull X-Alps athlete Jon Chambers has written a book about his experience of competing in the 2011 race. As his thoughts turn towards this year’s race, we asked him about it
Red Bull X-Alps 2013: New ‘night pass’ rule announced
Organisers of the Red Bull X-Alps have announced a new rule that will allow athletes to race through the night.
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